Breaking up a monolithic concrete slab into smaller geometric shapes can be aesthetically pleasing and, from a practical viewpoint, the smaller sections reduce the likelihood of the concrete cracking.

Q. I am designing a home that will have a monolithic concrete slab foundation. My radiant heating system will be an integral part of this slab. Is it possible to install hardwood flooring over the ...

then filled with concrete until the entire foundation was cast in a monolithic slab. But before the concrete was poured, two layers of 10-mil plastic called Visqueen were placed atop the dirt as a ...

When it comes to concrete, monolithic pours are one process that contractors can use to drive efficiency. Monolithic pours streamline concrete work by pouring curb and gutter simultaneously with ...

“Concrete has seduced architects and engineers ... The authors focus on the ingenuity of designs, whether built as monolithic slabs for churches, sculpted as war memorials or shaped into ...

Monolithic Constructors ... of a ring beam footing and the pouring of a circular steel reinforced concrete slab floor. A stem wall is erected to give the building straight walls and a more ...

Architect Murray Barker and artist Laith McGregor have designed two outdoor table tennis tables from monolithic concrete slabs (+ slideshow). The tables, collectively named Monoliths, were ...